First off, and it may be obvious if you've been following the latest posts, there will most definitely be a Strenght & Fitness 2016 challenge. I feel like (and I hope it's accurate) this thread has been extremely valuable for the participants, and it's been awesome for me. I know a lot of people have asked questions and got answers here.
Personally, I didn't hit any of my goals (Seriously...the slackline was a big one, and I only got on that thing 3 times this entire year). While I'm not up to my max weight (240lbs), I have definitely failed miserably at hitting my goals. There may be others that have experienced something similar, so I want to take a minute to discuss our ideas of 'failure', specifically as it relates to fitness and goals.
Do not take this as judgemental, just take it as it is. I am fatter, less fit, and less strong that I was at the beginning of this year. However, even though I didn't hit my goals, I feel like there were some lessons to be learned here. I figured out what makes me not reach my goals. I can now address these issues moving forward. I think 2016 is going to be awesome for me. I believe it was Thomas Edison (who I'm pretty certain was a douche) who said that he didn't fail 500 times, he figured out 500 ways to not make a light bulb. Even if that was a BS quote, I still think it's awesome. I'm going to remember a few things, and I urge you all to do the same. Failure has this odd sense of shame attached to it. For those of you, like me, who didn't hit your goals, there are a few things we can do. This should be the last step, but your goals may need to be revisited. Also, ask yourself what stopped you from hitting your goal.
For me, I realized that my workouts were too dependent on other things happening in my life. Once those other things went away, so did my workouts. I think that for me, my physical health needs to come first. I will go ahead and set my new goals as the big thing in my life, just part of my wakeup routine. It doesn't matter if I follow that up with going to work, or dicking around on the internet, or anything else. It's going to happen. Next year is going to be awesome. Failure is always an option, but failure isn't something to dwell on. Learn from it, and move on.