It is the end of the month and I love statistics! Here’s how my habit goals are going, as of the morning of January 31, 2016.

Number of days tracking habit goals: 398!

2016 Progress:

• Days lifted some weights on purpose: 17 (11%  of goal of 160 by the end of the year )
• Days taken a walk on purpose: 14 (7% of goal of 200)
• Days eaten at least one green vegetable: 27 (8% of goal of 355)
• Days taken my Vitamin D: 19 (5% of goal of 355)
• Days finished my food for the day by 8pm: 17 (8% of goal of 255 by the end of the year)
• Days no TV shows started after 9pm: 27 (11% of goal of 250)
• Days in bed by 10pm: 21 (8% of goal of 250)
• Days named something I love or appreciate about myself: 30 (8% of goal of 350)
• Days named something I feel grateful for: 30 (8% of goal of 350)
• Dates with my husband: 1 (10% of goal of 10)
• Days said or did something nice for my husband on purpose: 15 (6% of goal of 250)
• Days deposited at least $10 into my family’s emergency fund: 2 (4% of goal of 50)
• Days made a pot of rice and beans: 1 (2% of goal of 45)
• Days did some cleaning on purpose: 10 (20% of goal of 50)
• Objects gotten rid of: 40 (8% of goal of 500)

Reflections on these numbers

I am doing so many of my habits really well! We are 8% of the way through 2016, so any habit where I did at least 8% is a habit that is on target or better. That means I am kicking ass and taking names at: lifting weights, eating green vegetables, finishing my food early enough in the day that I can sleep well-ish, not turning on the TV after 9pm, getting to bed by 10pm, naming things I love/appreciate about myself, naming things I feel grateful for, dates with my husband, cleaning my house sometimes, and getting rid of things that don’t spark joy.

I’m even going to say I am kicking ass at taking walks, even though I am only 7% of the way to that goal. It’s January in New England! I expected January to be a less productive month in the walking department. Last year we had tons of snow, but this year we haven’t so I have been able to take some walks. I’ve been working it into my schedule by taking a long lunch and walking at a nearby park on days I work if the weather has been nice enough (the walking track there is paved).

I need to find a “habit trigger” for taking my Vitamin D. It is such an easy thing to do and the only thing that is keeping me from doing it more is that I forget. So I need a trigger such as “take Vitamin D at breakfast” or “take Vitamin D with ice cream” or something like that. The issue is….sometimes I eat my breakfast in a rush, and I don’t eat ice cream every day. I’ll need to give some thought to a good “habit trigger” for this.

As for the habits where I am a little behind, I’m not worried about them. I’ve had extra responsibilities and expenses this month due my husband still not being able to drive after his injury. Given that, I think I should be proud of myself for doing well in the essential areas, and not worry about the things I’ve done less of due to prioritizing and triage.

Wondering how I figured out these habit goals? I wrote a series of posts about my process. You can start here.

Wondering how I track my goals? That’s covered in the third post of the series, and also in this post.

Wondering how I did in 2015, and what effects I’ve noticed? Here’s the report.

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