Stick with and achieve my WEEKLY fitness goals, which I KNOW make me happier and healthier

So, in the past year and a half I’ve lost over 80 pounds. A lot of it was going on a very strict diet and eating plan for my diabetes. Well I’ve slid off the path a bit and need to re-focus. I’ve made a goal to lose 20 pounds by the end of June. It may seem unrealistic, but at least it’s a goal. Should I not acheive it, I plan to donate to a local wildlife rescue fund.

Now that the weather has taken a nicer turn, which I hope will continue throughout the month, it’s time to strap on those walking shoes and start anew. I need to start a weight lifting plan to do a little bit of toning to my body (well ok a LOT of toning) and really start making the most of exercise. It’ll only do my body good, no matter how much I’ll whine about it.

Over the next week or two I’ll be re-evluating my goals both on here and irl. It’s time to make a change for the better and place the fat unhealthy me on the shelf for good.

I’ve worked out 3 days in a row for an hour each time~

This week I’m challenging myself to do at least 5 days /45 minutes of exercise

Sunday- 1 hr of cardio, stretching
Tuesday- 45 minutes of cardio

I will find out how to use the gym membership that came with my new job, and cancel the one from my old job.

Then I will try to get back into the habit of exercising regularly. My last 2-3 months of graduate school, I became a sporadic exerciser, but I no longer have any excuse not to exercise regularly.

I’m going to start with at least 5 days/ 30 minutes of exercise

Sunday- 30 min, cardio-kickboxing, a few yoga postures…
Monday- 30 min cardio-step routine, 15 min exercise bike
Wednesday- 30 min cardio-step routine
Thursday- 45 min exercise bike, light shoveling
Saturday- 1 hr yoga and snow shoveling

I’ve decided to walk as I watch TV… this way, whether I go to yoga or not, I’ll get in at least 30 minutes several times a week
Tuesday- 45 minutes

Week of 12-28-08
Monday 45 minutes- cardio and yoga
Tuesday- 30 minutes cardio

I plan to (1) go to yoga class twice (2) ride my exercise bike 3 times for at least 45 minutes (3) do at least 100 crunches a day, 4 times this week and perhaps (4) do some jump roping in the midst of all those activities~

Today (Friday) I rode my exercise bike for 40 minutes, then did some crunches and yoga. Did anyone see the senior citizen that rides an exercise bike for 7 miles a day thhe other day on Oprah? I didn’t beat her mileage, but I started, that’s important, lol~

(Saturday) Yoga at the studio. I came home vacuumed, swept, mopped and cleaned every carpet/ rug in the house!

and I’ve been doing it for well over a year now, but the time has come to take it off my list, as my “be healthier from Wednesday” goal is very similar and in future I want to use that for these sorts of entries instead. Good luck to everyone still doing it!

Didn’t actually set any goals this week but did do some stuff: 30 min cardio on Tues and Fri, 60 min today (v. pleased with myself as felt like giving up after half an hour but carried on) and 1 hour tai chi on Wed. I skived Bodypump on Wed, not good, but it’s just too much to do it on the same night as tai chi.

Tai chi isn’t happening this week, so my plan is:

• Tues: 30 min cardio + 1 hour Bodypump
• Thurs: 30 min cardio
• Sat: 60 min cardio
• Sun: 60 min cardio

That should be plenty to be going on with. Have a great week everyone!