I feel embarrassed that I lost rack so quickly, but it happens. I am going to get back up though! I have been doing some reading and thinking and I have realized that I may have been a little vain... not that looking sexy is a bad reason to workout! Because I want that too! But I am realizing it is SO MUCH MORE than just losing pounds.
Our bodies literally do not function well if we are not giving it the nutrients it needs or taking care of it through exercise. So I will probably be posting a lot more nutritional information I learn as I go!
As I read, it motivated me to change the way I think about exercise and food. Not only do I want to look good, but I want my body to feel good and function more properly. Its a little silly because the things I have read about I have always known but it never motivated me enough.
So instead of just trying to lose a certain amount of pounds (which I am sure will happen with time!) I am going to set goals month to month that are more health oriented rather than weight loss. I am also going to be sure and reward myself if I reach those goals! And with each month my goals will get a little bigger!
So here are my goals for Month 1:
Reach 1000 fitness minutes (that is about an hour workout 4 days a week)
Track my food 20 days (that would be about 5 days a week, so probly mon-fri and then sat and sun I can take a break)
Thats all! If I reach those goals, then I will reward myself with something I really want. (Which will most likely be a smartphone, but we'll see at the end of the month!)
I don't want to overwhelm myself with a crazy amount of goals to reach as I have done in the past. I have this tendency to want to change a whole bunch of things all at once and I get frustrated when I run out of steam. So those are my only goals for the month and then I will do a weekly challenge. I will still do weekly weigh-ins and I will also probably somehow keep track of how my physical endurance is improving. I haven't figured out what yet, but it will come! Maybe it will be the time it takes to run a mile and my heart rate and blood pressure. I dunno, but it'll be something like that!
I am SO STOKED to get the gym pass tomorrow and my husband told me he wants to get in shape too, which is great because I am going to need support!
Good job Crystal! With little things great things come to pass! My motivation has been for every 10 pounds I lose I get $100 but my motivation is changing into other things now like bring able to keep up with McCoy among other worthy reasons... Whatever gets you there, gets you there right?
ReplyDeleteThats a good way to do it! I have set goals kinda like that in the past but when you workout for two months and GAIN 10 lbs.. then its not motivating enough for me, haha. So I am going to reward myself for good behavior instead! I am conditioning myself! And yes, we WILL get there!
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