Re-evaluating

So I've been thinking about this blog and how we can better use it to help us towards our goals. I felt like we were so motivated at the beginninmg and it has gotten harder to know what to blog about except our frustrations. That is definitely a part of this, being here for each other, but we are lacking the accountability that we said we wanted in the beginning. The goals we set are still great, and we made them realistic, but they are still so far, it is hard to stay focused. I realized we need to set goals in a smaller time frame, like week to week. Since we are trying to post once a week, I think that is a good start. I really think this blog is so great and I don't want it to fizzle out, so let me know what you think.
I know this sounds like we're back in elementary school, but I just want to put down for myself the necessary components for setting and accomplishing goals. They need to be specific. Our big goals have specific numbers, but not how we are going to get there. This is definitely something I'm lacking. They have to be measurable. Not just meaning pounds lost, but examples are calorie counting, how many time per week we've exercised, etc. The last three are achievable, realistic, and time-targeted. I feel like we really have been doing this, but if we shrink it down to one week increments, it will help us work towards our overall goals so much better. It is realistic to recognize that we are losing the weight over time and don't have to lose it in 6 weeks, but sometimes it's hard not to cheat when our goal met date is so far off. So overall, we will still have set them for our dates set up before. But we will set our smaller goals each week. It is up to each person how many exact numbers they want to share, but I will say that the more specific and the more we share, the more the accountability part works. If I set a goal to lose 2 pounds this week and I don't, I don't really want to share that, but I know that if I put it out there and have to publish real numbers rather than just saying I didn't do well. I'm not saying we want to make each other feel bad, but I know I'll feel more pressure (in a beneficial way) to do well if I have to write numbers down. Again, there is no pressure to put it down if you don't want to, this is just what I'm realizing will help me more. I just know that it is easier not think about it when I mess up, so this is a helpful way to stay focused, but not get so overwhelmed.
So for this week coming up, here are my goals:

Exercise 5 times a week; each day at least 30 minutes/day, but I would like at least 3 of those days to be 1 hour/day.
Stay within my calorie limit 6/7 days. I am not going to post what my calorie limit is, but I will be posting next week how much I go over if I do mess up to help me stay focused. Do NOT do this if it will only make you more stressed. This is just something I'm trying to see if it helps me.
Only have one cheat meal/week. Keep this goal through the weekend!
Only have one treat/week.
Lose one pound by next Sunday.

Tanner's goals are:

Record calorie intake daily.
Stay within calorie limit 6/7 days.
One cheat meal per week.
Lose 2 pounds by next Sunday.

Tanner and I were talking today and one of us said, "I'll start on Monday." The other person said, "We are already started, we just got off track." We don't have to think of it as all or nothing, do it or blow it big time. If we go out to eat, enjoy it and we can eat better the rest of the day. Weekends are so hard for me right now. Here we go, it's going to be great!