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Aug 2 2012

Rooting For August

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It’s time to check in and see how I did on July’s goals.

*SPOILER ALERT: I did not do well.*

Here’s what I wanted to accomplish this last month …

1) Make more of an effort to do strength training for my back. Did I do this? Nope. I worked my upper body hard this month … but very rarely did I concentrate on my back. I could probably beat you in an arm wrestle, though.

2) Drink more water. Did I do this? Nope. Honestly … I probably drank less. I’ve been on the road a lot lately for work stuff, and forget to pack a water bottle 9/10 times. I more than failed this goal.

3) Run 7K on the treadmill. Did I do this? Nope. I did lots of short runs this month. My new thing is running a mile or two on an incline (around a level 3) before getting into my daily workout. It’s a great little cardio burst – my blood gets pumping!! But long runs? They didn’t happen in July.

So … I did freaking terrible not so great this month.

But hey. These things happen! I’m going to accomplish these three same goals this month. Mark my words. Come on August!

Are you making goals for this month?

Jul 2 2012

July Goals

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Hello there! I hope you had a wonderful weekend, and for my fellow Canadians, I hope you enjoyed some sort of Canada Day celebrations yesterday! I’m happy to have today off in lieu of yesterday’s holiday. Today’s plan includes a workout, a nap, time on a patio somewhere, and a viewing of Magic Mike.

Anyone else go see it over the weekend? I hope I can get tickets for a showing today :)

I can’t believe July has begun already! Crazy sauce. We’re already so far into summer, and that makes me a little bit blue. But I’m also pumped for all of the exciting plans I have ahead of me in the next couple of months. Hurray!

At the beginning of last month, I decided to set some goals for the first time. I think I’m going to stick with this process … I enjoyed having something to work toward.

In terms of how I did for the month of June … I would say not bad!

1) Try a new recipe. Success! I made black bean burgers the other day and they were fantastic. I have the ingredients written on my grocery list so I can make another batch again soon!

2) Build up to running a 5K on the treadmill. Done and done! I felt so accomplished after running my first one, that I’ve completed two other treadmill 5Ks since then. That’s a total of 15K for June. Not bad a for a first timer ;) My new trick: renting movies on iTunes and watching them while I run. Except it can get a little bit awkward when people look at you funny because you’re laughing and they don’t know you’re watching a movie. It was 21 Jump Street. So good.

3) Have a wonderful 22nd birthday! I didn’t have much doubt that I would accomplish this one :) It was a great time – one of the best birthdays I’ve ever had!

4) Continue going to evening spin classes. This was the only goal I didn’t commit to in June. I actually didn’t get to one class, as much as I wanted to. Life got in the way! I still did my regular morning workouts 5 or 6 times a week, but it would have been nice to add these spin classes in to mix up the routine.

I think I did alright for the month of June! Like I mentioned, I’m going to stick with making these little mini goals every month. Sooooo for July:

1) Make more of an effort to do strength training for my back. I rarely work my back … because I hate doing it. But I’m going to try and mix back exercises into upper body days. On those days, I typically just do multiple arm moves, but it will benefit me to work those back muscles too!

2) Drink more water. I tell myself this all the time, and almost never do it. And it’s SO IMPORTANT. I will go through phases where I’ll be really good and drink a whole bunch for several days … and then I’ll get into a terrible habit and rarely touch the H2O. Maybe I’ll buy myself a fancy new water jug? I think that would motivate me. It’s crucial to start drinking more!

3) Run 7K on the treadmill. Can you tell the running bug has bit me? ;) I want to be able to build up to a steady 7K on the treadmill.

There! Those are the three health and fitness goals I want to accomplish this month. Do you have any goals you’re working toward?

Jun 4 2012

Setting Goals

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Hey everyone! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I know I sure did … it was three days! I took Friday off, since I have accumulated so much overtime and had those hours to burn. And I thought I deserved it after the week I had.

Thursday night included celebrating a friend’s university graduation (she’s a nurse now!), and Friday afternoon included catching up with my best friend while she prepares for her upcoming wedding (I got my bridesmaid dress!).

Friday night was filled with a sushi dinner, cute boys (hey, I’m nothing but honest on here haha), and a going away party.

Saturday included an incredibly late sleep-in (I can’t remember the last time I woke up AT ELEVEN O’CLOCK) and an incredibly late night birthday celebration (including a 3AM patio pizza party, whoopsie).

I bummed around for most of yesterday, restarting my Dexter obsession and taking a nap.

It was a great weekend. Now I’m ready to take on the week … and this month! I can’t believe it’s JUNE already!

I’ve never been one of those people who makes a list of goals to accomplish. I always have a couple of things in mind that I’d like to get done … but I never write them down to hold myself accountable. I just commented on Heidi’s bucket list post the other day, saying I have the makings of a bucket list in my brain, but I’ve never written it down. I think know I would work harder to achieve goals if I wrote them down.

I’m starting small. That big bucket list will come. I’ve decided to set some goals for this month! Meg and Meredith are just two of my favorite bloggers who have inspired me to do this for the month :)

1) Try a new recipe. I’m in a rut when it comes to food. You’ve seen my WIAW posts!

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My diet consists of a lot of overnight oats, chicken breasts/veggie combos, and turkey wraps. I love all of those things, but it would be nice to shake up my routine a little bit. I would like to try one new recipe … maybe I’ll get to one of the countless recipes I’ve favorited from blogs?!

2) Build up to running 5K on the treadmill. I don’t think I’ve mentioned it on the blog yet … but I’ve been trying to incorporate running into my cardio routine. I want to love running, and I’m slowly starting to really enjoy it! I love hearing the stories about people tackling races and achieving personal bests times. I think that’s a long ways away for me, but it’s a place I’d like to get to eventually. My distance has been getting farther and farther when I hit the treadmill. I’m going to hit 5K on the treadmill by the end of the month!

3) Have a wonderful 22nd birthday! I don’t think I’ll have too hard of a time reaching this goal :)

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I have a great group of friends who will be celebrating with me in a couple of weeks, and even a friend or two coming in from out of town! I have a very special birthday this year, because it falls on the same date as Father’s Day. That’s also the day I was born, if you’re interested in learning a little bit more about me ;) I will hang out with friends on the night of the 16th (dinner and dancing are obviously in order … two of my favorite things!) and then I will spend time at my parent’s house on the actual day of my birthday/Father’s Day, June 17th. I can’t wait!

4) Continue going to evening spin classes. I really have been enjoying this, and it’s something I’d like to keep doing. Sometimes it’s tough to get there because I’m tired/grumpy after work, but I think it’d be best to channel that emotion into physical activity. When I go to spin classes at night, it’s often my second workout of the day. I will need to remind myself not to push it too hard, but it’s really nice to have that endorphin rush to start my day and end it.

I think four goals is a great start! I’m excited to work towards accomplishing these!

Do you set goals each month? How was your weekend?