So, I keep track of some mini goals to meet to help me meet my overall goals. The consist of: water, affirmation to myself, diet, exercise, crunches, weight, Here’s how I managed for my first WEEK ON THIS DIET (in bold italics after is my March 16, 2009 goal):
So, I keep track of some mini goals to meet to help me meet my overall goals. The consist of: water, affirmation to myself, diet, exercise, crunches,AND weight, Here’s how I managed for my first WEEK NEXT GOAL IS FOR MY BIRTHDAY (in bold italics after is my MaY 16, 2009 goal):
Water: supposed to get 64 oz per day MOST DAYS, managed that . Did well on days I exercised and not so well on days I didn’t. Need to be more consistent. Sticking with 64 oz per day until I can do this every day.
Affirmation: I am beautiful. I had several days where I felt beautiful. And I think from now on I’m really going to write my affirmation on the bathroom mirror so I see it every single day. I don’t really say this to myself on a daily basis and if I saw it on the mirror every day for a month, maybe I would read it every day and start to believe it. I am extraordinary!
Diet: Stop eating fried foods. I actually did pretty good . Fries, chicken, hamburger are about all I eat that are fried and I’ve started baking all these at home (except hamburgers i COOK ON MY GRILL , but I drain off as much fat and grease as possible by squishing it in a paper towel). Try new healthy foods and get out of my comfort zone.
Exercise: Missed more days in the past week than I would have liked, but I WORKED IN MY GARDEN DIGGING ,GETTING ROCK OUT AND GOOD DIRT IN SO THAT SUCH COUNT FOR SOME . I feel less stressed and more motivated to go and lose weight when I see me hitting my goals. The goal was 30 minutes cardio and I CAN do 30 minutes of cardio without taking a break! Yay for me! Be up to 45 minutes cardio at least 3 times a week by MaY 16.
Crunches: The goal was 50 and I missed my mark by almost 10. But I did 40 crunches I never did before! I’m going to stick with the 40 I did because that seemed like a lot.
Push ups: Okay, when I realized my goal was outrageously out of reach (31 in a row by the end of THE WEEK), I kinda gave up on it. But I work harder on my arms in strength training. I’m not going to work on this goal right now.
Weight: My APRIL 11 goal was to be 225 lbs. Even with all the ups and downs , this week I dropped almost 8 pounds and came in at 222.2 lbs!!! FOR THE END OF THE MONTH I WANT TO BE 210 lbs…this will give me an overall weight loss of 89 lbs before my 56th birthday which is MaY 16. What an awesome present to myself!
So, overall I’m extremely pleased with my progress. I see where I need to improve and I’ve also seen what works for me and what doesn’t.
So, overall I’m extremely pleased with my progress. I see where I need to improve and I’ve also seen what works for me and what doesn’t.