Cut out all grains (bread, pasta, rice) as part of the transition into a Paleolithic diet on my blog. I expect this to be quite difficult.
There were definitely a hand full of cheat days, but I did well overall. My main problem was beer, which I had on several occasions (hard to resist when others are buying). I can say that I cut bread, pasta, rice, pretty much all the staple foods, out of 99% of my meals.
Start going to the gym five days a week.
I went 3-4 times a week usually and I also ran a bit. I think I might focus on running for October.
Finish or at least make significant progress on my Facebook application.
I made progress, but not as much as I wanted. This is probably my number one priority right now. I wish I knew why I was having trouble focusing on it.
Check email and google adwords, adsense, and analytics only once a day.
This worked most of the time. There were certain days when I just couldn't resist (when stumbleupon sent me 1500 visitors). What really helped is finding something fun to do as a replacement for this mindless procrastination. This is a good habit to keep, so I'm going to continue it. I'm wondering if I should limit it even more to maybe once or twice a week. Has anyone tried this?
Well, I'm glad I set up these goals. None of them worked 100%, but I know I can do better in October. So yea... it's already October; where's the thread?