Goals!

I’m having a great week. I started the 30 Day Shred on Tuesday and have done it for three days straight (my tricep feels like its going to explode and my body is just sore in general…but I feel awesome so far!). Also, I’ve been supplementing my Shredding with other cardio activities. Tuesday and today I ran with the Hubs, and yesterday I walked a 5K with Bubs. Monday I ran/walked 6 miles (walk for a song, run for a song for 1 hour and 18 minutes…whew).

I’m staying well within my calorie limits as well! And I’m proud of myself because I REALLY wanted sushi for dinner tonight and instead I had chicken tortilla soup—saved myself about 400 calories. Woohoo!

I must say I think I’m doing okay! I’m actually looking forward to weighing myself on Saturday to see if I’ve lost anything….Hopefully I have or I will be pretty depressed. But even if I haven’t lost any weight, I’m going to keep pushing because I WILL eventually!

 I wanted to take a few minutes and jot down some of my fitness/weightloss goals…mostly longterm:

·      My first big goal is to finish this 30 Day Shred in 30 days (I’m on day 3).

·       I want to run a 5K race and complete it within 36 minutes (12 minute miles doesn’t sound too difficult)—I’m hoping that I’ll be prepared enough for the Duke DPT 5K this Fall.

·       I want to run a half-marathon in the spring….no goal time, I just want to finish it without dying (or walking).

·       Ultimately, I want to weigh 150lbs by the end of all of this. I don’t know about an end-date but I’d say probably by the end of the year. That’s 50lbs in 6 months, about 8.5lbs lost per month. Not too lofty, I think.

·       I want to wear a size 8 jeans

I honestly don’t think these goals are too much to handle and I’ve been reading a blog about a woman around my age who lost 60lbs after having her first baby and is doing it all over again after having her second. She weighed close to 200lbs just like me and is now down to 138lbs. If she can do it, so can I. And she’s doing it the old fashioned way just like I am—calorie counting and running. She gave me the idea to do the Shred—her before and after pictures are awesome. She is my inspiration and if I get discouraged I think of her. I’m currently reading her whole blog from start to finish….and its like 4 years worth so its taking some time. Here it is in case you were wondering. I found it on Pinterest.