Hello! Happy Friday. How was your week?
I’m currently sipping some tea being all reflective and whatnot about my goals. I’ve teamed up with Lorna Jane to share a giveaway of their Move Nourish Believe Diary and they sent me one to use.
It’s funny that this reminded me I used to totally have a diary as a little girl. And Run Eat Repeat is a diary – hello, web-log = blog = public diary of sorts!
So, I guess I never stopped keeping one? Can’t stop. Won’t stop.
The LJ diary is intended to help you plan and keep track of your year. It has calendars for each month, fitness challenges, healthy living tips and more. I really like that it looks so sweet and cute – like a girly book and not school schedule or business calendar.
I love a good goal (I’m super ‘into’ New Year’s Resolutions and actually love Mondays!). So, I’m excited to make a plan and get ready to attack ‘em! I wanted to share some of my tips on staying on track to reach your goals.
5 Tips To Reach Your Goals:
1. Identify a specific goal. Write it down. Take a picture. Record it.
2. Set a date to reach the goal. Add in check-ins dates for milestones to keep you on track and moving forward.
3. Make a plan. Write down what you need to do / learn / change to get your goal.
4. Tell someone. Get help on this in a way that motivates you. Tell a friend that can help keep you accountable. Make a bet. Join a team. Put yourself out there as needed.
5. Gooooooo! Go after it full force and keep the momentum up by checking in with yourself on your progress at the end of each week.
The lovely people at Lorna Jane also sent me a new outfit that matches my journal. I guess I should take it with me whenever I wear this 
I like the back on this tank, but I think my sportsbra kinda ruins it.
I can’t bring sexy back because I lost the receipt.
Lorna Jane Journal Giveaway!
Leave a comment on this post and you’ll be entered to win a Lorna Jane Diary of your own.
Open to residents of the US. Closes 1/26/15 at 8am PST.
Question: Do you have a goal you are working towards right now?
What is it?!
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This post is sponsored by FitFluential on behalf of Lorna Jane.
I am getting back into running and trying to break a 21 min 5k! Eek!
my goal is to continue to have steady weight loss and get back into running since an injury over a year ago. i have a 10k in may!
My goal is to eat healthier. It’s a work in progress.
Love how the journal isn’t another “planner.” I’m a new blogger whose goals really center around my writing and creativity. Blogging has kept me accountable to daily writing and thinking outside the box!
Boston!
My goal Is to eliminate processed foods from my diet! Cook and eat fresh foods at home!
To find a good balance in life.
That top is cute! I am signed up for my first marathon in November!
This year I want to tone up! I’ve been doing a lot of weight training, and I want to show off my new muscles!
My goal is to keep on moving and no matter how hard the task is to keep perervering
The goal that I’m working on right now is to run my first full marathon. It’s in March!
“I really wanna lose three pounds.”
No, just kidding. I want to lose 70 pounds total. So I’m working towards that. I also am working towards running 20 races between now and my 25th birthday 🙂
My goal right now is to do more yoga!
Goal: CORE!!
My goal is try to think more outside the box. Sometimes I get stuck in my own ways and it’s frustrating.
Another goal is to get a 3:15 in my May marathon. Eeeeeeekkk!
My goal is to control my uncontrollable snacking! It’s not a problem when I’m busy but seems to be my go-to boredom buster when I’m at home!
As much as I love running, my current goal is to add some different exercise to my routine. I’ve started throwing spinning/barre classes in weekly and I’m really enjoying it!
My goal is to plan better this year and be better organized as to my workouts & meals. Hopefully that goal will lead to weight loss, race finishes, and speedier races!
My goal for 2015 is to do what makes me HAPPY!! ! Also to build a better butt!
My goal is to work on finding a better balance between work, school, fitness/fun in 2015!
My Goal: to be less selfish with my time – life is about more than the next deadline!
My first goal race is next weekend: a hilly 10-miler in Cape Elizabeth, Maine! In February!
Good luck!!
My short-term goals are to make healthy decisions every day. My long term is to run my first 5k and 10k this year.
I’ll be working on a sub-2 hour half marathon this year and paying down debt! Yay for goals!!
My current goal: lose weight
That seems to be the theme of my life. 😉
My goals are to lose weight and improve my speed so I can get a decent time in the Tinkerbell half marathon!
I’m working on my double unders–right now I can only do one at a time, but I want to hit 20 unbroken!
My goal right now is to get back to running without knee pain. I think your shirt looks great even with your sports bra.
My 2015 goal is to keep my weight up (yeah, it’s annoying) and not let my life get too hectic.
My 2015 goal is to step up my yoga game, I want to be able to hold crow pose for longer than 3 seconds.
My goal right now is to try new foods/meals & work on actually meal planning/prepping ahead of time.
After being injured much of 2014, my goal is to be smarter this year with my training — I’m running the Lincoln Marathon in May but keeping my running days to 3Xs/week to make sure I don’t re-injure myself!
Love that journal. It would be perfect for keeping me accountable and tracking my goals.
P.S. Your top is so adorable!
My goal is to get back to my walking program!
Right now I am trying to start a business and trying to lose some weight I gained back.
Right now I’m working on losing weight and getting fit again!
Biggest Goal This Year: Finally, after more than 20 years of being a runner, run a full 26.2!! Woo hoo! Wish me luck!
First, I am so excited to see this as I have just started to journal and list my goals and I LOVE the look of this journal. Second, My goal this year is to run my first 1/2 marathon in under 2 1/2 hours which will happen on June 13th in my current town. I am so excited!!! Finally, I recently started following your blog and I LOVE IT! Thank you for posting your life for me to read 🙂
Yes! I’m a firm believer in setting goals, reviewing them regularly, and updating as need be. Right now, I have several – everything from visiting every state in the US (I shoot for one new state a year) to PR’ing in the half.
My goal is to learn how to get in touch with my body through eating intuitively and living my life. For years, my main focus has been food and dieting, but Ive decided to enjoy each day regardless of the food I consume. Eat to live, not live to eat I believe the saying goes.
I’m tragically goal-less right now. It feels weird to not be focusing on something. Maybe this is what I need!
I could use a journal this year. I’m trying to plan in a full marathon and this would be a great way to keep those memories for years to come. I also LOVE the new top!
My new goal for 2015–as I turn the big 3-0– is to focus on the positive and happy things in life! I’m such a perfectionist and always think about the negative or how things should/could be better. I need to take a step back and appreciate life and all the good things! It’s difficult to do that!
My goal for this year is to create a realistic budget. It’s something I’ve tried to do numerous times and have just not been able to grasp! Breaking the steps down to make them achievable sounds like good advice, thanks!
I want to focus on healthy snacking and eating less processed foods.
My goal is to keep running and focus on cleaner eating
My goal is to run my first full marathon this November. It’s 4 days after my 40th birthday! I can’t think of a better way to try to defer my feelings of getting “old”! I’m focused on success this year!
I was a hard core journal-er until my ex husband broke into my locked room & tore it apart until he found my journal hiding place & read them.
Journaling helped me survive bad times by giving me an outlet for the bad stuff, but also helped me immortalize the awesome things as well!
I’d love to start again & this pretty one calls to me!
Pick me!
My goal for this yr is to train and complete my third half marathon.
What an awesome giveaway!
Registered for the NYC marathon! This will be my first full!
Love this! This planner would be perfect with my first year of law school coming up 🙂
I’ve been working on strength. I’ve been doing cardio only since high school (almost 30….) and just realized how important it is to strength train. I working up to a little bit heavier weights.
In currently working towards a personal running goal. There I said it!
Cute journal! I am working on running 7 half marathons this year. One down, six more to go!
Working on a sub 2 hour half marathon!
My goal is to be active everyday!
My current goal is to complete all 60 days of Insanity Max 30! I Just finished week 3 and I’m feeling amazing! Absolutely LOVE (hate) Shaun T and his workouts. I just became a BeachBody coach so I could start fulfilling my other goal of helping others on their get healthy journey. It’s a small step towards my big goal of making it my full time job – either as a health coach, nutritionists, or fitness instructor.
My goal is to strength train more.
To run a sub 2:30 half by November 2015!
My goal this year is to finally get back on the healthy track. I’m starting slowly but I’m on my way!
My 2015 goal is a 5k every month! This is a special year- I turn 30 in March! It’s been my goal for a long time to start my 30’s at my goal weight, hence my personal mantra (130# by 30). I’ve lost 17 already and am on the home stretch- 15 pounds to go!!
Well my goal has been to try and journal more so I think this would absolutely help 🙂
Great giveaway. Thank you!
my goal is to cut out chewing gum –
My goal I see to cut out processed foods!
Yes yes yes! I absolutely love this giveaway! Thank you Monica!!
Oddly, my goal is to try to workout LESS and be more balanced with my eating
It’s not fitness related, but my goal is to pay off my credit card debt this year! I’d like to go back to college for graduate school & need to do this first.
My goal is to run a train injury free and lose a couple pounds!
My goal is run my first marathon this year!
My goal is manage the stress in my life. I am getting to yoga class 2-3 times a week and learning how to meditate!
Fitness goal: train successfully for the OC half marathon (my first!!) life goal: figure out my next step in life, whether it’s grad school or a full time job.
Run 700 miles this year!
I have seen people raving about this journal. I am currently hoping to run the Surf City Marathon in 2016!
My goal right now is to get back in shape and train for a half marathon!
My goal is to get back my running game….my sabbatical has gone on too long! Great journal!
My goal this year is to go back and finish my Bachelor’s degree without letting everything else fall away which means I will need to be super organized
My goal is to do my first race, a 10K.
My goal is to pass the written part of the Foreign Service Exam in Feb!
My goal is to get rid of the final 20 lbs of baby weight. I’ve been keeping up with my Fitbit and using MFP. So far I’ve lost 4 lbs, and I’m feeling confident! Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
Erin
ErinLoves2Run at gmail dot com
In the process of starting my own baking business!
My first marathon on April 26th! I love journal/planners, and this one is super cute!
I really want one of those diaries!! 😀 I’m working on rehabbing post surgery to be able to run again!!! (May 2015)
I am hoping to run again after a long recovery due to an injury.
My goal is a sub two hour half marathon and to incoorporate more strength training and yoga into my workouts
Big goal is marathon this year and smaller goal is to keep those numbers on the scale trending downward
My goal is to get better at time management with school this semester!
This goal journal looks awesome. I’m a teacher and I need more organization.
My goal is to take a breath and enjoy my life! It’s pretty great 🙂
I am working towards feeling fit and healthy before going on a cruise in March
Are you kidding? I set goals for my goals! I’m a goal oriented Faaaareak!
My goal is to ditch my diet soda habit!
I have a handful of goals this year (mind, body & soul kinda thing). I would absolutely LOVE this pretty journal to track them in. I seriuosly have a weakness for pretty office supplies.
My goal is to get organized and eat less bread 🙂 This journal is so cute. I actually get teased for carrying around a paper planner still – I really can’t stand using the calendar in my iphone.
I just finished my goal of running the Dopey Challenge 2015 at Disney World which could technically be considered a 2014 goal because that is when most of the training occurred. Now I need a new goal to keep myself motivated!
Getting in the best shape I can in 2015!
My goals are to drink more water, move more at work and most importantly to STOP criticizing myself. I would be furious if someone said the things i say about myself to someone i love. Its a hard habitbut im working on it
I’m working toward running a marathon in November this year!
My goal is to volunteer more and give back!
I started training for my second half and I am so excited
My current goal has to do with my pregnancy. I’m currently pregnant with my third child – in my 5th month and want to stay active during this pregnancy. With my first child I was not active; with my second, dropped activity completely as soon as I received that positive test. I am enjoying my workouts so far and very happy and surprised at how strong I still am with my strength workouts. I would like to be one of those moms that workouts up until the day I have my little bundle.
I feel like I have a constant goal of staying healthy. I also want to get to a healthier weight, especially after having kids.
PS- I
To run my 1st Marathon!
I love the idea of a “Goal” journal! I think this would be a great addition to my reaching my weight loss / weight training goals this year!
My goal is to get organized in all aspect of life and I’m actually in the market for the perfect paper planner. This would be perfect!
My goal is to find a healthy balance between eating right and essentially enough and exercise! I have a slight addiction and I need to find a sense of ease when I’m not able to fit it in!
I have declared 2015 “The Year of the Ant”! I have a several goals for the year, but my number one is to keep my approach practical, deliberate, and most importantly enjoyable. As long as I keep things steady, celebrate my progress along the way, acknowledge my opportunities to improve, and be present everyday…let’s just say your girl is about to shut 2015 down!!
I LOVE BREAD – that is all!!!! OH, and cookies & coffee & balance in life! 🙂
Vague goal is getting my health back after a complete inability to balance my hormones for two years after a total thyroidectomy and being diagnosed with almost thirty different food allergies. Short term specific goals are yoga three times a week and eating my fruits and veggies everyday.
As far as fitness goals, I’m working on doing more strength training and try new classes (zumba! Aqua fitness!) instead of just running. I also want to focus on shorter distances this year (1/2 marathons and shorter) and try for a PR or two!
My goal is to reach my happy place, whether it be in my job, health, or love 🙂
My biggest goal right now is to work on my core. I was consistently doing it over the summer but with an injury and a crazy race schedule, it has fallen off. My goal is to do core work 5 days a week and eventually bump it up to 7.
What a pretty journal! I have been a little bit injured to I am working on PT and running 2 miles every other day so I can run a 15K in April.
I love keeping a journal! But not sure I EVER want anyone to read them….
My goal right now is to write at least 50 sentences every day! (Or try to…)
Love the idea of keeping a diary of fitness! Love the outfit too!
My goal is to lose a few pounds. It was my goal for 2014. And, it will probably be my goal for 2016!
I am working on a food and fitness overhaul. Cleaner eats and CONSISTENT workouts! Last year after marathon training I got pretty lazy about exercising…
Floss every night.
I love that running tank! My goal is to get a PR in a half marathon this year. I have been improving each year and would love to continue the trend!
My goals are to eat more vegetables and finally heal my hip flexor injury.
I’m working on being more consistent with my strength training!
I’m working on job-searching. I have a job now but I really see myself in another location.
My fitness goal is to be able to perform unassisted chin ups. Another overall goal is to be nicer to myself this year!
Fitness goal: run another two halfs this year, and stay on track with my current Valentine’s Day fitness challenge.
Also, I’m one of those crazy people that is always eager to face Monday, after a weekend of indulgence, and start the week off strong! This journal would really help with that. Thanks for the opportunity!
My goal is to get back in running shape after taking a break during/after pregnancy.
I have actually been sticking to my NY resolutions this year so I would love to write it all down in this adorable diary
My goal is my first Marathon…Catalina March 14th!
My goal right now is to lose a pound a week and train for my triathlon in April. Love the journal!
Love that journal!!! My current goal is to wake up earlier… my bf leaves for work at 630ish so I need to get out of bed then! I feel so much more relaxed and ready to tackle the day when I’ve woken up early. But I’ve fallen into bad habits of just going back to sleep for an hour after he leaves… whoops!
My goal is be better at saving money!!!
I’m running my first half marathon this December!
My current goal — that I’ll actually start working on next week — is to finally run a half under 2 hours. I hit 2:03 three times last year, so it’s time.
I’m working hard on my 2015 goals. I’d love a diary to document my progress 🙂
I set 15 challenges for myself in 2015, and tried to make them hit a number of areas of wellness (physical, mental, spiritual, etc…)
My goal is to get back to eating clean and being consistent with my workouts. I need to make time for me!
oh my gosh! I am in love with your blog. This is the type of motivation I need! I would love that journal to keep track of my busy life! My goal is to start over and to start clean! I am in the process of choosing a half marathon to run this summer, and my goal is to get in shape and run that half marathon without stopping. My meal plans are in the process is changing and so is my attitude!
My biggest goal right now is to complete training for my first half marathon which is next month!
Meal planning & stopping procrastinating!
My goal is to keep training for my 2nd marathon and improve my time!
My goal is to be able to quit my job and be a stay at home mom. BUT I do need to get pregnant first so that is what I am working on now.
Current goal is to PR is to get out of work on time so I can drive across the state before the snow starts…
Oh, and to kick my next marathon’s butt. 🙂
My goal is to learn to love myself more through meditation and intentional yoga. Instead of worrying about the future, my goal is to enjoy the present! Enjoy where I am right now in my journey:)
I want to get healthy to run a half marathon, so I am doing pt for plantar fasciitis and a bruised fat pad…. Plus doing lots of weights for strong bones and muscles,I would love to be able to bench my body weight (I’m a runner it’s not THAT much but still!)
My goal is to meditate regularly. I just started so it’s a learning process.
My fitness goals for 2015 are to be able to do one full unassisted pull-up and master a deadlift (I just can’t get the proper form down!)
The next goal on my list is do at least 5 consecutive pull-ups!
I am training for an Ironman 70.3!
My goal is to gain the 30 pounds I have left to be weight restored. 10 pounds gained so far!!
My goal this year is to run more often. I love running when I actually do it.
Complete my first race!
LOVE journals like this! I’ve also kept a diary for as long as I can remember. In 2015, I want to get myself organized and create some lasting good habits (eating cleaner, drinking more H20, stressing less, etc.). As you can see from my rambling explanation, my goal-setting skills could use some refining!
I absolutely love that idea of writing and consistently using a journal! I am addicted to my planner and keeping track of how my life works. Great post 🙂 I am running Hood to Coast this year for the first time, and this is planner is going to be my saving grace to keep me honest!
I *used* to be able to run a 5k without stopping to walk no problem, but somewhere along the way of rehabbing a knee injury and switching to long slow miles for marathon training (my first last September at Ventura…and yes I saw you speed past me going the opposite direction with all the fast runners…almost had a “celebrity sighting” moment freak-out, but then refrained myself because I needed all the energy I had to just keep going! hahaha) I stopped being able to run that 5k without walking. So this year is the year I get back to that, and I’m hoping that in the process I can bring my time down to 30 minutes or less. 🙂
My goal is to run my first half marathon at the end of May!
My goal is to run my first marathon this year! Wish me luck!
Im working to drop the 10 lbs of relationship weight I gained in 2014.
Beautiful journal. My goal is to stop eating after dinner. I can not raiding the pantry, cereal and crackers are my weakness…….but, I am going to set that is my goal and here I am writing it down. Thanks for sharing and I love your blog. So very real and honest.
I’m working on cutting back on caffeine and no snacking after dinner! I need to shake these 10lbs that have creeped up in the past year yuck!
My goal is to train for and run the RNR half in March. Winter training is always tough!
My goal is to stick to my exercise routine and stop being afraid of running my first marathon.
My current goal is to recover from my surgery and get back to running. I broke my leg last year and had my hardware removed a week ago. It’s go time!
My goal is to mindfully (insert: don’t rush) recovery from an injury so I can hopefully run a 5K this summer.
I’m working on losing weight, and so far I’m sticking to my New Year’s resolution of working out and tracking my food for once! That tank top is so cute, btw.
My goal is to run my first FULL marathon this year! That planner would be perfect because I have several smaller goals to achieve first before reaching the big, final goal of the full!!
My goal is to do better in my second marathon (even if it’s just by a few minutes)!
My goal is to learn to love strength training in order to prevent injuries that slow down my running fun.
My Goal is to be healthy this year. I need to focus on listening to my body and not my mind when it comes to my workouts!
I love planners! this one looks like the english countryside ha.
My goal is to be better about making active decisions that will help me become happier!
Such a cute outfit! Love the diary too. I always love looking back to where I’ve been compared to where I am!
Same goal as always: lose the dang 20 pounds from marriage and three kids. So attainable and yet… not.
Love the diary — I’ve never bought into using electronic planners — I need everything written down, highlighted, color coded, etc.
My current goal is to work for a PR in my next half marathon!
This year I want to run 15 races. I once did 5 in a year a couple of years ago…so this is a big one for me!
I love pretty journals like that! My goal is to run ten miles. I am currently on 6.5 🙂
My goal this year is to run and stay healthy. I missed two months of running last year and it was a bummer. No pain this year!
I don’t have a goal but I love a pretty diary/agenda/planner/notebook! I am a sucker for this kind of stuff.
I am working on being a more patient human being. It’s a lofty goal.
I have the same goal as another commenter: breaking 2 hours in a half marathon. My best so far is 2:05 so it’s not too far to go.
I’m working on a couple of things this year – the most important is to stop being so high strung that I holler at the kids. It’s been 5 days without me raising my voice so I am super excited about that. My second thing is being consistent with my running. I am hoping to finally hit 100 miles in a month this month. I’m tracking. A journal would be cool to write it all out 🙂
Love the diary and the top! Too cute 🙂
One of my goals is to stretch and/or take yoga class more
Oh i love a good journal/planner, and this one is SO PRETTY! And i love goals as well!
I am in the process of getting my personal training certification and I also started shadowing at a local studio so that I can begin teaching there soon!
I love that tank top!
I hate to say it out loud here, but less running, more yoga. Connecting with yoga and being mindful has made running that much better.
My very long term goal is a marathon in every state. I take my time and do 2-3 a year and enjoy the locations. Just ran no 18 in Charleston SC last weekend and next up is Fargo ND in May. Short term goal is to cut back on sugar. The marathon goal is easier:)
Yes! I want to become more flexible by taking yoga at lease once week.
I’m going to train for and run my first full marathon this year! 🙂
My goal is sub 3:25 marathon!! So close!!
Wow this diary is super cute! So is the outfit. My emotional goal in 2015 is to work towards feeling comfortable in my own skin.. my physical goal is to run a half marathon in March and my mental goal is to read one book a month. I am almost done with Intutive Eating ($2.99 score on my kindle!)… any recommendations for my next book?
I am working on getting my skin back on track, somewhere in 2014 it got really mad and irritated. So I am working on making it healthy and happy again before Spring 2015.
My current goal is to save money for my upcoming trip to Thailand!
My goal is to run a half marathon in 2015!
That diary is adorable! I have a few goals this year and totally agree that the more people you tell, the more accountable that you have to be! One of my main goals is to further develop my blog and website and increase my readership. I am very new to the blogging world and kind of teaching myself and learning as I go!
My goal is to get back into shape after this baby comes out!!
My goal is to take time for myself and actually relax.
My goal for 2015 is to get promoted in my new j.o.b.!
One of my goals is to be more organized, so this would be perfect!
Working on figuring out some health issues and increasing my overall health/fitness.
This is so cool! I love making resolutions and goals, too, and this would be a great way to track them! 🙂
I have so many goals this year! My main one is to focus on nutrition. Clean eating 80% of the time is hard!!
My goal for 2015 is to have a happy, healthy baby. 🙂
My goal this year is to run a half marathon!
My goal is to feel a little more balanced with everything I have going on and start to embrace my new life as a mom rather than being stressed by it! Take it as it comes and take one day at a time.
My goal is to get back into a regular work-out routine! this journal would be a great help 🙂
Marathon #2!!! I actually love keeping a journal during marathon training.
My goal is to PR my 2nd marathon at Chicago this October! 🙂
My biggest goal is to embrace the changes that will come in my life in 2015. Big plans ahead!
My goal is to get my hormones balanced. So I won’t have anymore stress fractures.
I really need to be more present in life, each and every day. I need this journal to help me out!!
Always have goals! I have a few right now, most of them are fitness related with mini goals in between. One of them is to be able to do a pull up by May (when I’m running the Tough Mudder!)
My goal is to run a marathon before I turn 40 (which is October 15th). AND because it’s such a big occasion I’ve convinced my husband that I should go somewhere fun/far to do this so I picked the Long Beach Marathon…based solely on the fact that it’s a) far from the Midwest and b) you’ve talked about it being one of the best. 🙂
I love setting goals and journaling! This would be a great way to mix both!
My goal is to meal plan!
2015 is the year of Music , so I plan to attend a lot of concerts. And train for a Tough Mudder!
I am currently working towards the goal of a sub-2 hour half! I was so close last year at 2:04 so I think I can do it!
This tank is fantastic!
My goal is to embrace every moment in 2015.
My long term goal is to qualify for the Boston Marathon, but I’ve got a ways to go and it seems unlikely it will happen this year. So in 2015 my goal is to hold BQ pace for a half marathon. Must have patience!
I want to run my first half marathon this year. (At Disney World, of course!)
I’m working on toning up for my wedding!
My goal is to get back into the healthy lifestyle that I have let go since transferring to a 4 year university! It’s so tough to balance school with healthy living but I know it is something I want to start doing.
My current goal is to get back into shape for the Tinker Bell half marathon!
Goal: get rid of this runners knee and tight hamstring.
My life is a work-in-progress but currently by goal is to ween myself off sugar.
My goal is to get healthy and drop some extra weight too. I want to be an example to my autistic teen. To show her she can do anything she sets her mind to.