It is the last day of June which means it is time to evaluate my goals for the past month and think about what I should plan for July.
I had three goals for June.
1. Lose 5 pounds
Check! I lost .8 this week (which is amazing because I don't feel I had the best food week). This made my total for the month 5.6 and my grand total 40 pounds lost!!!!
2. Run 6 miles straight.
Check! As posted earlier this week, I accomplished this task in 74 minutes with my warm up and cool down. I think this run is what saved my week and got me the .8 loss.
3. Earn 35-40 activity points each week.
Check! This goal had to do with Weight Watchers and how many points you earn based on the activity, level of intensity and your weight. I almost didn't make it this week until I made myself go to the gym yesterday and do 45 minutes on the elliptical - which is something I haven't done in a long time.
Goals for July:
1. Lose 5 more pounds.
This should be doable with my new gym and regained focus - especially after coming off such a successful month and knowing Karrie's wedding is creeping up and I better need to have my dress taken in! So about 1-1.5 pounds a week is reasonable, right?
2. Run 6 miles again, but faster.
I averaged close to 11:30 min per mile last time. I think my goal will be to go 11:15-11:00 min per mile. This will put me close to where I was 2 years ago before pregnancy. To get faster I plan on continuing my weekly run (about 5 miles on the treadmill) but start each week at a faster speed. Last time I started at 4.9 and increased every 10 minutes or so depending on how I felt. As long as I can keep increasing without killing myself, my goal will be to start at 5.1 and end on 5.5 or 5.6. I usually run faster than that the last few minutes, but this will be the average.
3. Improve self confidence.
I'm throwing this in because I know I can earn plenty of activity points so it's not a good goal. One thing I've never been good at is being nice to myself. Especially when it comes to my weight, my appearance and comparing myself to others. I've been trying to remind myself lately how we are each unique and we each have our own strengths and weaknesses. I look at other women and don't criticize how they look or act (well, sometimes I do, but only extreme cases). But somehow when I look at my own reflection I only see imperfections. Now that I have a daughter, I want to instill confidence and a sense of self worth in her because it scares me to death to think she would dislike herself when, in fact, she's the most amazing being. I know I'm her mom and this makes me biased, but this is how I feel about all the little ones I know right now. I want them to embrace their quirky traits and not struggle their whole lives with these things like I have. I know I'm asking a lot since it is unlikely that they will ever criticize themselves but I like to dream.
On another note, I went to Cardio Kickboxing today and it was awesome. Very similar to Combat - it left me exhausted, sweaty, and wanting more! I hope my upper body feels it tomorrow!
Those are good goals. Especially number three. I have to say: my mom was always on a diet. And as I got older we'd go on the diet together. We'd "start Monday" and for two or three days we would eat healthy and take a walk together after dinner. Then she'd forget about it and we could go back to having mashed potatoes or McDonalds. But it was never our lifestyle. And the worse thing was: my mom is tiny! You're doing such a good job being a roll-model for healthy eating and working out as a way of life. Now just be proud of yourself. We're sure proud of you!
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